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Echeclus
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Echeclus

Thorell, 1890
Species:
E. concinnus
Binomial name
Echeclus concinnus
Thorell, 1890
Diversity
1 species

Echeclus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Its only described species, E. concinnus, is endemic to Malaysia.

The species was originally described by Thorell from a single male specimen from Penang. It is preserved in the Museo Civico of Genoa. Another male specimen was found in Johor by Frances and John Murphy.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Murphy & Murphy 2000: 283

References

  • Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.